Door mounting



Sept. 5, 1933. A EPTON ET AL 1,925,798

DOOR MOUNTING Filed May 19, 1950 ww /cyl i??? lo INVENTORS WITNESS:

:.510 :ention a `Door mounting.

,Patented Sept- 5, 1933 l 1,925,798

Application .May 19, 1930. jsrial'No. 453,460 '5qo1aimsjicl.v 1er- 147)Thisxqinvention relates cto-certain novel-:'im- W i tha.closuremembergfor-.closing angopeningof provements in door mountingsandliasv forits Y any-structure. f v 4 x r f i@principalobjectthe-provisionf'of :anf improved lnthedrawing, a1 casing. iS ndatedaflvand7ycon'structionof thischaracter which willfbe high- `this casing',definesj an Opening '11. Associated .y 5 flyfeicientinluseandeconomiealinmanufacture. f with this casing to'close the opening 11 is aclosure `60 y rIhefpresentinvention constitutesan improvemember:12,'which we prefer to -termherein as a f-Jrmentover.theinven.tiondisclosed finthe ap'plidoor. With this casing and dooris associated A cation 4filed .by'William P Huebnenon or-fabout .sourimproved .door :rnounting 113;and door l ateh .'.Marchi28,"1930',Ser.'Nof'. .439;763,l for -Letters Patstructures 1 4, eachfof which willbe now-described f in detail. Each of the dooimountings 13 are 165 Amongthe salient objectsfof `,this-,invention i.substantiallysimilarinconstruction and, there- Jisftoxpivide a doorflmountingwhich'will-prmitf. fore,`the.descriptionlierein will beequally appli- 1.the'door to. be opened 'from' leither 'of fthe side .cableitoany one:ofthe door mountings 13.v l

=jarnbs *oith'iezdoor openingsandh whereinlthe :Inr'the: presentyinstance v our improved door .3151 door mounting- .is *of.'sucharrangenient "thatV mounting. includes a hinge structuregenerically 70 .fshould,fbyaccidentornegIigenCe, o'ne'side ofi-thelindicatedfat 15. 'This hinge structure includes .door mounting notbecompletelyfdisposed in van'*.hingelleaves 16 and 17. 1,. f. operativeYposition upon'op'en'ingof theV opposite l The lhinge-leaf 17 includesabodyplate 18and `fside the doorwillfbefretainedfin position l'thereby aknuckle *19 jwhich -is preferably formed as an 20 preventingfthezdogrfromgqidenmybeing dis- .integraljpart of the body plate 18. ,-*Providedin 75 *."placedrfrom its ihountin'gs. completely. l A fthvbodyplatel'are OpeningsQO-through which .A still'.furthersobjectfvof@theinvention 'is foto .p10jeCt.the connecting screws :21. whereby :the

.p'rovide-ahing Structure.fox-adoorjwindowi or'. hinge leaf p17is'connected to the door 12. l -fother closure.memberrfor fanopeningwhereby The knuekleylQ/,as shown, vincludes a relatively ..125 one unitof the hinge Structure may bei'eom- .wideplate'22.bifurcatedto ,provideoppositely '80 pletelyidetachedffromthe'otherunitro the hinge .disposed.ngers `23fdening a slotv 24.

f'structure'byr pulling pressure applied tothe one 'The'hinge leafflincludes arbody plate25 prohingestructure.A f vidingoppositely disposedknuckles 26 arranged Othenobjects will `appear hereinafter. i l:inspaced lrelation with respect to. each otherjand 30 '.'Tlie-linventionconsists `in'l thenovel combina-:i-ljoined togetheronone side by ajplate27 formed S5 eltionand'arrangement-oparts tope-hereinafter -integralwith' the knucklesasshown. The outer -fdescribed andclaim'ed. Y W 1.edge 28 of -this plate-,extendsoutwardly from `The invention'willf'bebestunderstoodby'refer- "thefbody 'plate 16 to apoint.'outwardlyJof-the ence-'to the "accompanying drawing,- yshowingz-.longitudinal axis of a 'pintle `29 carriedgbet'WeenVm35rtheprefe'rred formofconstructi'on and in which: the knuckles asshown." The body -p1ate25 is 90 Fig. 1 is an"elevation'al vView ofadoorfopenprovided-withhopenings30 Vfor theprojectionof ing, showing afdoor.fassoci'ated'therewith-Ywithconnectingscrews31-whereby toeectuateeonour. improveddoor -mountingconnectedrthereto;-.nectionbetween this ihinge `leaf` and the vcasing .-Fig 2 is asectional-detail view tak'e'n--Sub- 3110. y r

`"`40 stantiallyionl the line 2 2 off'Fig. 1; 'Referring againtoltherhinge leaf 17. rthere is '95 Fig.- v3 "is-a perspective-@view iofafhin'ge` unitl provided in the knuckle -19 thereof a bore '.32

` Zs'ii'oxmiiigthe 'parts-thereof indisconiiectd posi--terrlflinatinglat its inner end portion 'with'a re- .tihy duced opening 33fwhich opensvinto the slot 24. l- Fig; 4 is a'sctionaidetan view takensubstan-fj-Slldbly'mumd- 1n, "thls 996.1111122 33 is; 21h63@tie-iiyenftheiineqi of Figi; f 'n.bealmg .latch pm 34 themnend Poftnof'100 .Fig 5 lisaf perspective vi'ewi-ofthe ,parts `i11us which` isbeveled as at 35 for lreasons hereinafter .i 1 lr uderstoodl p trated mFlg' 4 Showmgth-e-Same m' dlscon" Bearing-against the'head of vthe piny34 is a spring 36 arranged in the-bore 32 and'cornpressed.

" -'50 'Flg" 6 1S a Sectlonafl detail VeW'ShOWi-ng'mhe againstfthis headlbyfmeans of a set screw 37. '105 55 .four improvedv doorffmounting may:be associated-fpositionand design offthe knuckles 26a`nfd plate door inai partauyidislocated position with re' -1-Byadjusting the head screw 37the tension fof spect -to they door vopening fand casing fofsaid theSpring mayjbe readily egulatei .'Openih j y "yflrorn` the descriptionsety `forth relative 'tol-the ,'n-.the userof ourainventiomitisunderstood that j-hingeleaffl 'itwillbe seen that by the 'rf-lativev-11 CFI 27 that a relatively deep socket is provided to receive thengers 23 for accomplishing the purpose herein set forth.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, the latch structures 14 each include abody plate 38 having suitable openings 39 formedtherein for the passageof connecting screws 40 whereby to effectuate connection between thebody plate and the door 12. This body plate provides a housing 41 andslidably arranged in the housing 41 is a bolt 42 having a reducedcylindrical stem 43 projecting through an opening 44 formed in thehousing 41. The bolt is urged in an outer position vby means of a spring45 arranged in the housing between a wall thereof and the bolt 42. Thebolt, has one end extending eXteriorly of the housing and this endprovides a latch head 46, which latch head includes a notch 47 adaptedto receive the pintle 48 carried by a keeper plate 49. This keeper plate49 includes spaced knuckles 50 between which is arranged the pin 48 andthese knuckles are likewise connected together at one Y side by means ofa plate 52 similar to the plate 27.

The bolt 42 includes a transverse opening 53 and projecting into thisopening for engagement i with thefbolt is a pin or lug 54 which isformed f in a direction to slide the bolt 42 against theas an integralpart of an operating handle 55 pivotally supported between suitablebearings 56 carrying Aa pintle 57 projected through the operatingsconstructed in accordance with the description herein the door may beopened from either rof the side jambs and this is accomplished in thefollowing manner. To openthe door from the left hand jamb the operatinghandle of thelatch structure indicated at A is manipulated action of thespring 45 whereby to disengage the latch notch from engagement with thepin 48. Now by applying outward pulling pressure on the handle the doorwill swing upon the door mount-v ings on the left hand side. The doormay be closed in the usual manner by applying pressure to the door inclosing direction. Assuming that by negligence or by accident the dooris not completely closed but that the fingers of the door mountings onthe left side are in close proximity with the pins of the hinge leaf 16on this side of the door, but not in proper engagement so as to completea connection. If the operator grasps the operating handle of the latchstructure on .as the operatorapplies pressure to the right hand sideofthe door the door will move a very short distance, which distance isnot suicient to disengage the fingers from confinement between the lknuckles 26and the plate 27 because at thisr point the weight of thedoor, as shown in Fig. 6, will be transposed to both or one of the dool`mount'- ings on the right hand side and consequently the ngers willwedge between the knuckles 26 and against the plate 27. Lateral movementofthe f door under these conditions is prevented by reason of the factthat the plate 27 has its edge 28 disposed sufliciently far enoughbeyond the longitudinal axis of the pin 29 and consequently completedisconnection between the fingers and When this i reaaves the hinge leaf16 is prevented. It will thus be seen that the door cannot drop from itsposition in the opening beyond a point where the wedging effect takesplace between thev fingers and the knuckles 26 and plate 27. Therefore,if the door is inadvertently left partially open at one side the openingaction of the door from the other side will attract attention to thateffect and consequently injury to the operator is prevented and completedisassembly of the door averted.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying our invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification, without departingV from the Having thusdescribed our invention what we claim as new and desire .to protect byLetters Patent is:

1. In a mounting of the classdescribed, a hinger leaf providing aknuckle ,having a bifurcatedportion extending therefrom at substantiallyright-I angles with respect to the body portionpof the leaf, a secondhinge leaf providing portions providing a relatively deep socket toreceive said eX tended portions, and a member positioned transversely inthe socket in the path of the bifurcation of said portion of saidknuckle.

2. A mounting of the class described including a hinge leaf providingabody plate, a knuckle provided `by the body plate and having arelatively wide portion formed thereon and extending: at rightangleswith respect to the body plate and slotted to provide opposite fingers,a second hinge leaf having a lateral portion providing a relatively deepsocket to receive said fingers, and a member extendingtransversely ofthe socket and adapted to fit into said slot, said fingers being adaptedwhen said rst mentioned hinge leaf has a weight disposed thereon to`wedge ,against portions of said lateral portions within said socket.

3. In a mounting of the class described, a pair receive the bifurcatedportion, a member posi@ tioned transverselyV in the socket in the pathof the bifurcation of said bifurcated portion, vand means foreffectuating detachable connection between said hinge leaves, said meansincluding an element movable automaticallyv by engagementi with the saidYmember when said hinge leaves are moved from and to connected position.

- 4. In a mounting of the class described, a hinge leaf providing aknuckle having a bifurcated portion extending therefrom atsubstantially, right-angles withrespect to the body portion of the leaf,a second hinge leaf providing portions providing a relatively deepsocket to receive said extended 'Vportions,va member positionedtransversely in the socket in the path of the bifurca-l' tion of saidportion of saidknuckle, and spring urged means for eifecting detachableconnection between said first mentioned hinge leaf and said secondmentioned hinge leaf, said spring'urged means being operable to permitdetachment of `said hinge leaves by pressure of said pintle against anelementof said means.

5. A mounting of the class described including va hinge leaf providing abody plate, a knuckle provided by the body plate-and vhavingga rela-Y;

tively wide portion formed thereon and extending at right-angles withrespect to the body plate and slotted to provide opposite fingers, asecond hinge leaf having a lateral portion providing a relatively deepsocket to receive said ngers, a. member extending transversely of thesocket andv adapted to t into said slot, said fingers `being adaptedwhen said first mentioned hinge leaf

